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Thursday, July 10, 2008

What does it take to capture the energy of New York City on film? We find out from WNYC Street Shots winner Joe Wigfall and writer/critic Luc Sante. Plus, Jesse Jackson's controversial comments; a new photography challenge; a timetable for pulling out of Iraq; and why Indian weddings are getting so extravagant.

We wrap up the WNYC Street Shots Challenge with Joe Wigfall, amateur photographer and winner of the Street Shots Challenge. Also in studio is Luc Sante, author, historian, blogger, and guest judge, to discuss Joe's work and the challenge of street photography ...

It's photo month at The Brian Lehrer show, and this week's group challenge is a collaboration with the folks at Slideluck Potshow. Casey Kelbaugh, founder of the group, and Alys Kenny, co-director and producer, help kick things off. We're calling it "Change for the Better, Change for the ...

Recently, Iraq announced the country would not accept another agreement with the United States unless a timetable was proposed for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Bobby Ghosh, world editor for Time Magazine talks about internal politics motivating this mandate. Also in conversation, David Mark, a senior editor ...

With bedazzled elephants and acrobat shows, Indian weddings in the U.S. are swelling into Bollywood-scale extravaganzas. Sonal Shah, event consultant at Save The Date Event Consultants, talks about new trends in Indian weddings. Plus, we take your calls about the most spectacular or outrageous weddings you've attended.

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